Driga Surname

297,484th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,281 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Driga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Driga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia7761:185,72620,740
Romania1671:120,22713,267
Moldova1361:26,1874,300
Transnistria781:6,0861,162
Ivory Coast311:744,23320,430
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Belarus91:1,055,67372,859
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Latvia31:683,34934,074
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

The alternate forms: Drigă (6) & Drîgă (5) are calculated separately.

Driga (31) may also be a first name.

Driga Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Driga Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Driga (Hindi: दृगा, Russian: Дрига) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Drigă or Drîgă. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Driga? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 297,484th most numerous surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 5,688,951 people. The last name Driga occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Driga live; 79 percent live in Eastern Europe and 55 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,874,099th most commonly used first name internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

The surname Driga is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 776 people, or 1 in 185,726. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 41 percent are found, Moscow, where 7 percent are found and Irkutsk Oblast, where 5 percent are found. Apart from Russia it exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 13 percent are found and Moldova, where 11 percent are found.

Driga Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Driga surname is primarily Orthodox (92%) in Russia and Orthodox (76%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Driga last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the political party.

Driga earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,362 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Drigă936/
Drigau9120/
Drisga9110/
Drigas919/
Driega915/
Drigai912/
Draiga912/
Drigha911/
Drigga911/
Drziga911/
Drîgă875/
Drigach831/
Driggas830/
Drigo803,687/
Druga803,154/
Dryga80661/
Drega80129/
Drige8034/
Drigi802/
Dhraigay7735/
Dreiszga770/
Drygas731,530/
Drygaś73398/
Drugau73130/
Drugay7398/
Driege7366/
Driget7339/
Driger7333/
Dreige7322/
Dhruga7322/
Drigot7322/
Drigui7320/
Drigou7314/
Dregas7314/
Draigo7310/
Driggi737/
Driges736/
Dresga736/
Drighi735/
Drzyga734/
Dregai733/
Drigge733/
Dreigo732/
Drugai732/
Drigeĺ732/
Draige732/
Driguy732/
Driego732/
Drigje731/
Drzega731/
Drugah731/
Drigie731/
Driggo731/
Drigee730/
Dregat730/
Draighead711/
Drieghe67587/
Draigui67239/
Driguet67162/
Driguez67140/
Drigues67103/
Drigger6749/
Dreiger6738/
Drygacz6724/
Drygach6716/
Drighes6713/
Drigout6712/
Drighès676/
Drigous676/
Drigges674/
Drukgay674/
Drrygas672/
Drigett671/
D'Rrigo671/
Drigget671/
Driggis671/
Drygaia671/
Driehge671/
Draiguy671/
Draiger670/

Driga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Driga in the Hindi language
दृगाdrga-
Driga in the Russian language
Дригаdriga-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Driga
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